Day 1: Unsettle Me

In today's devotional, the author, Lysa Terkeurst, shares her prayer that she prayed at the beginning of her journey to replace her craving for food with a craving for God. I want to share some of the words she prayed that have become my prayer today:

"Unsettle me in the best kind of way. For when I allow Your touch to reach the deepest parts of me - dark and dingy and hidden way too long - suddenly, a fresh wind of life twists and twirls and dances through my soul.
I can delight in hope that this is my [time] to change.
I can discover reasons to appreciate my body [...]
I can recognize the beauty of discipline and crave the intimacy with God it unleashes.
I can rest assured though the journey will be hard, I will be held.
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Goodbye to shallow efforts, self-focus, and suspicious fears that I'll never find victory in this area of my life. I am an unsettled woman who no longer wishes to take part in distractions or destructions.
Welcome deeper love for God and the realization I am made for more than this constant battle."

I am made for more than this battle with binge-eating. God wants me to experience victory through His power. He will fight for me, but I must surrender to Him.